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Rated CenterSep 27, 2026
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Recent coverage
Video complicates Mississippi’s account of police shooting that killed toddler
Part of: Mississippi officer will not be charged in fatal police shooting of 1-year-old
Meta to pay $25B to New Mexico for deceiving customers in latest legal loss
Part of: New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion in consumer protection case
Pennsylvania officials warn of congenital measles after pregnant women contract the disease
Part of: Pennsylvania health department warns doctors of measles in pregnant women
Musk ordered Ukraine’s Starlink slowdown, Trump administration denies prior knowledge
Part of: Ukraine’s military Starlink service slowed; WSJ reports Elon Musk ordered it
Investigators question Omar’s sister in immigration probe: Reports
Part of: Federal investigators question Omar’s sister in immigration probe
Russia frees American teacher Stephen Hubbard during Witkoff visit
Part of: Russia releases American Stephen Hubbard after years in custody
A giant energy merger hits a wall with Virginia regulators
Part of: Spanberger seeks six-year rate freeze in NextEra-Dominion merger
Who’s behind the video of an Ohio candidate’s mother calling her a liar?
Part of: Ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother draws criticism in Ohio governor race
Hegseth makes unannounced visit to Israel, meets with Netanyahu ahead of election: Reports
Part of: U.S. Defense Secretary Meets Netanyahu in Unannounced Israel Visit Before Election
Ukraine awaits Patriot missiles as Trump-Zelenskyy rift widens
Part of: Zelenskyy accuses US of holding up Patriot missiles already paid for by Europe
Judge questions Trump’s golf course overhaul after more than 400 trees removed
Part of: Judge temporarily halts tree removal at East Potomac Park golf course
Alberta voters reject proposal that could lead to separation from Canada
Part of: Early results show Alberta voters rejecting separation from Canada
‘Why would you think that about me?’: El-Sayed questions his questioners
Part of: El-Sayed responds to question on Muslim Brotherhood, compares himself to JFK
Elon Musk says he’ll give every kid in America one share of SpaceX stock
Part of: Musk pledges one SpaceX share to each US child next year
Police await toxicology report after driver kills 2 at Wichita youth soccer game
Part of: Vehicle drives onto Wichita soccer field, killing a child and an adult
MapQuest — remember MapQuest? — will now show you where Flock cameras are
Part of: MapQuest adds feature that marks license plate reader cameras along routes in its app
Japan to launch historic mission to Mars’ moons, bring back first-ever soil samples
Part of: Japan launches mission to collect samples from Mars moon Phobos
Search for Amelia Earhart’s plane comes up empty, but researchers did find something
Part of: Expedition searches Nikumaroro island for Amelia Earhart's plane
Trump-Zelenskyy rift deepens over Russian sanctions, oil strikes and Starshield
Part of: Trump presses Ukraine to make a peace deal with Russia, saying US got “nothing” back
Emmanuel Macron addresses France after 2,000 arrested during huge day of protests
Part of: Cost-of-living protests in France turn violent; police report hundreds of arrests